Boro vs Birmingham 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Middlesbrough

17': Dael Fry
45'+5': Hayden Hackney

FT
2 - 1

Birmingham City

29': Demarai Gray

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Paik Seung-Ho because of an injury.
17': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a corner.
26': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Dael Fry because of an injury.
29': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
30': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
45'+5': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George McCormick replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Morgan Whittaker.
61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Riley McGree.
80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tomoki Iwata.
86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Tommy Conway.
90'+3': James Beadle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,378

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+27	Coventry City	15	34	1
+6	Middlesbrough	15	29	2
+11	Stoke City	15	27	4
+6	Preston North End	15	26	3

Full Table

Statistics

BIR		MID
13	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	4
56.6	Possession	43.4
13	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
371	Accurate Passes	272
454	Passes	353
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
30	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.1
63	Long Balls	60
23	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	15
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	7
22	Effective Clearances	27
22	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
6	Dael Fry
12	Luke Ayling
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
7	Hayden Hackney
16	Alan Browne
18	Aidan Morris
9	Tommy Conway
11	Morgan Whittaker
8	Riley McGree

Substitutes:

Delano Burgzorg, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Alex Bangura, George Mccormick, Jon McLaughlin, Alex Gilbert, David Strelec, Sverre Nypan, Samuel Silvera.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	James Beadle (GK)
4	Christoph Klarer
5	Phil Neumann
20	Alex Cochrane
24	Tomoki Iwata
28	Jay Stansfield
8	Paik Seung-Ho
7	Tommy Doyle
33	Marvin Ducksch
10	Demarai Gray
16	Patrick Roberts